Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (R-MS) today unveiled the GOP's bill to increase defense spending by $150 billion using budgetary reconciliation, calling the amount a "major opportunity," but said it is not adequate in relation to the Trump administration's flat fiscal year 2026 Pentagon budget request. “This is a start but it’s far from paid for,” he said during a Defense Writers Group call. The amount sought by the White House Office of Management and Budget is nowhere...
